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Fast-track service for sexual health in city - Liverpool Daily Post 28th October 2009
"A FAST-TRACK pilot scheme allowing people to access sexual health services in 15 minutes has been launched in Liverpool.\n\nThe Central Abacus clinic, in Dale Street, will run the scheme for six weeks on Tuesdays, between 4pm and 6pm."
The booze bribe: students who agree to sexual health tests are rewarded... with free alcohol - Daily Mail 10th October 2009
"Teenagers are being bribed with free alcohol to take sexual health tests.
The move is an attempt to cut the increasing levels of sexually transmitted infections, amid dwindling numbers who volunteer to be tested.
Under a countrywide scheme proposed by the National Union of Students, those who take part in the health tests are given tokens which can be exchanged for alcoholic drinks. "
Over-50s sex book is 'misguided' - BBC Health News 1stOctober 2009
"A sex-guide for the over-50s, created by Manchester City Council, has been condemned for being a "waste of money".
The booklet contains advice about male potency, watching a "sexy movie" and states that sex every night can burn 970 calories in a week. "
Council launches guide to sexual health for over 50s - Daily Telegraph 1st October 2009
"A council has produced an illustrated guide to sexual intercourse for the over-50s "
Town hall publishes sex and dating guide for the over-50s as mature lovers ignore warnings over STDs - Daily Mail 1st October 2009
"When it comes to making love, most people like to think they've got the hang of things by the time they hit 50.
But such experienced individuals are apparently in urgent need of guidance in the bedroom. "
Health testing by text message for Liverpool and Knowsley patients - Liverpool Daily Post 16th September 2009
EMBARRASSED young people who are too shy to go for a chlamydia check-up can now text for tests.
Liverpool NHS Provider Services and NHS Knowsley have created the service.
Sexually transmitted disease increases prostate cancer risk - Daily Telegraph 10th September 2009
A common sexually transmitted disease triples the risk of death from prostate cancer in men, research has found.
Advice after rise in new HIV cases - Carlisle News & Star 31st August 2009
THE dangers of unprotected sex and sharing needles are being underlined to people in Cumbria in the wake of a rise in the number of new cases of HIV and Aids in the county.
The warning has come from NHS Cumbria in the wake of data published this week by the Centre for Public Health at Liverpool John Moore’s University.
US teen pregnancy and syphilis rates rose sharply during George Bush's presidency, Centres for Disease Control finds - The Guardian 20th July 2009
Teenage pregnancies and syphilis have risen sharply among a generation of American school girls who were urged to avoid sex before marriage under George Bush's evangelically-driven education policy, according to a new report by the US's major public health body.
Medical spy ware: How Russian KGB technology is being used to spot impending disease - Daily Mail 16th July 2009
Technology developed by the Russian KGB is being used to help diagnose and predict impending illnesses, a scientist said today.
Russian-born consultant Alla Cranham has used the technique to develop the Health Detector, which measures impulses from the brain to pinpoint hidden weaknesses in other parts of the body.
Chlamydia screening targets smashed - Chorley Citizen 1st July 2009
A drive to encourage young people to be tested for chlamydia has been hailed a massive success, with targets being surpassed in Chorley.
NHS Central Lancashire was challenged to screen 17 per cent of sexually active people between 15 and 24 between April 2008 and March 2009 – more than 10,000 tests.
Boys should be given cervical cancer vaccine, says BMA - The Telegraph 2nd July 2009
Boys should be given the cervical cancer vaccine as well as girls in order to protect both sexes against sexually transmitted infections, doctors said.
Concern over young people's risky sex - The Guardian 4th June 2009
Sexual health survey shows HIV/Aids awareness in decline among 16- to 24-year-olds, while fewer use condoms
Young people 'less aware of HIV/Aids dangers - The Guardian 4th June 2009
Awareness of the dangers of HIV/Aids is decreasing among young people at a time when fewer are practising safe sex, a survey has revealed. Nearly 60% of 16- to 24-year-olds questioned thought they were not at risk of contracting the infection after having unprotected sex and 8% believed taking a contraceptive pill offered protection against infection.
Sexual diseases in children rise - BBC Health News 4th June 2009
The number of children diagnosed with chlamydia has risen by 27% over the past four years, according to figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats.
The statistics indicated that cases of the sexually transmitted infection among 10 to 15-year-olds increased from 249 to 318 between 2004 and 2008.
Young people in Southport are being checked out for Chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted disease - Southport Visiter 27th March 2009
SOUTHPORT students are to become the focus of a new campaign to help improve chlamydia screening rates in Sefton.
NHS Sefton’s sexual health service, ISIS, is to hold special screening days at the town’s colleges in the coming months.
The first was at Southport College last week, when students were encouraged to take a test and pick up valuable information from ISIS team members.
Scientists film HIV spreading for first time - The Telegraph 27th March 2009
Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how HIV spreads through the human body after filming the process for the first time ever.
Using free test kit could help combat sexual infection - Carlisle News & Star 19th March 2009
FREE home testing kits are being given away by pharmacies across Cumbria in an attempt to halt sexually transmitted infections.
The kits test for the sexual infection chlamydia.
Users send in a urine sample to any GP practice, where it will be sent off to a lab for testing, with the result being passed on by mail, phone or text message.
Vatican intervenes to calm escalating storm over pope's comments on HIV and condoms - The Guardian 19th March 2009
The pope's maiden voyage to Africa is in danger tonight of being overshadowed by condemnation of his rejection of condoms as a way to fight HIV/Aids, with a succession of European countries as well as Aids campaigners warning his stance could cost lives and undermine public health.
A day after Pope Benedict XVI prefaced his visit to Cameroon and Angola by saying the "scourge" of HIV could be made worse, not better, by the distribution of condoms, France, Germany and Belgium criticised his message as irresponsible. The UNAids agency said condoms were a vital part of the battle against HIV, which infects more than 7,000 people a day.
Ela Soyemi: The pope is sending out the wrong message on condoms - The Guardian 19th March 2009
The pope is trying to take away one of the few things ordinary Africans can do to help themselves
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